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Gorgeous by Paul Rudnick is a young adult selection. I enjoyed the story and message of this book. It was so refreshing to read something with a positive message in YA, and I think that all girls should take its message to heart.
Becky Randle grew up in a trailer with a morbidly obese mother in rural Missouri. When her mother dies from complications of diabetes, she finds a mysterious phone number in a ring box among her mother's things. The phone number belongs to the reclusive fashion designer Tom Kelly, and he makes an outlandish promise to Becky: He will make her the most beautiful woman in the world by wearing one of three dresses that he will design exclusively for her.
Tom Kelly's promise, as unlikely as it seems to Becky, transforms her into the most gorgeous woman, and she instantly rises to stardom as a model and starlet. She even catches the eye of Prince Gregory, England's heir to the throne. As part of the bargain she's made with Tom Kelly, she must fall in love and marry within a year, so why not go for broke and marry a prince?
I don't want to give away any spoilers, but trust me: maintaining your suspension of disbelief is well worth it while reading this delightful novel. As a mother to two young women, the message of seeing who you are and liking yourself is priceless. Plus it has the added benefit of friends supporting one another through thick and thin. I do want to warn you about the language in it. For this reason I recommend it for older teens only.
Paul Rudnick writes in his acknowledgments that "anyone who has read this book [is] impossibly gorgeous." Yes I am! Thank-you, Paul. You are truly gorgeous for having written it.
Becky Randle grew up in a trailer with a morbidly obese mother in rural Missouri. When her mother dies from complications of diabetes, she finds a mysterious phone number in a ring box among her mother's things. The phone number belongs to the reclusive fashion designer Tom Kelly, and he makes an outlandish promise to Becky: He will make her the most beautiful woman in the world by wearing one of three dresses that he will design exclusively for her.
Tom Kelly's promise, as unlikely as it seems to Becky, transforms her into the most gorgeous woman, and she instantly rises to stardom as a model and starlet. She even catches the eye of Prince Gregory, England's heir to the throne. As part of the bargain she's made with Tom Kelly, she must fall in love and marry within a year, so why not go for broke and marry a prince?
I don't want to give away any spoilers, but trust me: maintaining your suspension of disbelief is well worth it while reading this delightful novel. As a mother to two young women, the message of seeing who you are and liking yourself is priceless. Plus it has the added benefit of friends supporting one another through thick and thin. I do want to warn you about the language in it. For this reason I recommend it for older teens only.
Paul Rudnick writes in his acknowledgments that "anyone who has read this book [is] impossibly gorgeous." Yes I am! Thank-you, Paul. You are truly gorgeous for having written it.